Automobile trunk



March 12, 1935. H. GOEDDERTZ AUTOMOBILE TRUNK Filed Jan. 5, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet l A TTORNEY5.

March 12, 1935. H. GOEDDERTZ 1,994,020

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March 12, 1935.. GQEDDERTZ I 1,994,020

AUTOMOBILE TRUNK Filed Jan. 5, 1931 5 Sheets-Sheet I5 Patented Mar. 12, 1935 UNITED STA'I'ES PATENT )QFFICE V 11,994,020 z AUTOMOBILE mom:-

en y GtteddrtzyDenver, Colo. Application January 1931, Serial No; 596,697 1 oolalms. {01.190-12) is y invention relates to an autom bi of th character shown n described in Paten No, 1 03,90 a t d to m May 5. 19.3 importantobiect o the invention is to provide, v in and by means of the trunk, a compact camp.-

i mitfit.v o s obj ct of the invention i to eliminate' attle and noise of the trunk and its contents. An-

other obj c is to provi e a table by opening up the trunk while it is in position anlautoe mobile. It is also an obieot of the invention to rovide a windbreak for such. a table. :v 7

Many oth r objects reside in novel details of construction, and in novel combinations and arran ements of. parts, which will appear in the course of the following description. 1 t

In th drawings, like'referenoe characters designate similar parts in the several views.

Figure l is a perspective view of a trunk em v bodying features of the present invention, ina

partly op n p ition. J

Fi ure 2 is a reduced end elevation, showin the trunk applied to an automobile. Fi ure 3 is a broken sectiontaken on the lin 2B 3-3ofFigure2. 7 g Figure 4 is an end elevation of a modification of the trunk shown in Figure 2, the tray bein hinged at the front of the trunk'and shown extended beyond the trunk rack to form a supple-z: 30. mental trunk rack. or extension.

Figure .5 is an enlarged section taken on the. line 55 of Figure 2. t s Figure 6 is a section takenon the line 6+6 of Figure 5. Y t I Figure '7 is a view similar to Figure 6, but with the trunk open and the contents removed Fi ure 8 is a reduced elevation of the campv ingoutflt set up.

Figure 9 is an elevation showing the trunk in a partly open'position. x Figure 10 is an elevation of a-modifled corn-5 struction. I

Figure 11 is a broken elevation of the'modified construction set up asa table. 7 1a V Figure 12 is similar to Figure 10, .exceptthat' the tmnkisinanopen position; 1

Figures 13 and 14 are enlarged views of a fastening means, looking in theldirection of'the arrow A 01' FlgurelO. Referring more in detail to the drawings, the reference character 2 'designatesan automobile to which an embodiment of my invention has been applied. A rack '3 is-supported at the rear. end of the automobile by' suitable means. *Ofis'et fingers 4 arelmounted on the rack to hold a place thereon and the rack has for the same purpose apertures alined with threaded openin s of blocks 5 fastened at its under side.

trunk comprised in my invention has ends 6, a baok ZO, a hinged drop side 7, and a hinged and flanged lid 8. A strap 9 iastened along the front of the trunk-body beneath the hinged dropside, has resilient arms on extending along the endsfi of the body. ,The arms support at their en s, a in ed t ay-. 0 whi h When f d d a ainst the bottom of the trunk provides a receptacle for legs of a tab forming part of th a pi u fit. The. ends68 f the a s were f de upon themselves and are apertured to receive clamp-screws136 by means of which the tray is hingedly supported. .The tray has at this end screw-threaded corner-blocks .into; which the clamping-screws are fitted, and the latter have exteriorly o the t unk, lat ral v p j ctin handles 38 which facilitate their manipulation and normally engage with the bent-over portions of the arms, {The handles offset at 37- are screwthreaded: at their extremities forthe connection of legs ofthe before mentioned table, as will be described.

The folded ends;68 of the arms 9a of the strap are spaced from the body-portions of the same, and when thesorews 36 areclamped home the, resiliency otthe folded ends 68 of the arms and of the arms themselves will cause them to fric-- ticnally en agethe tray and thereby clamp it in side/is closed. Ifer-ions 13. on th sid 7 and s k t mem e s 14' on the lid p nt y frictional engagement vibration of the lid when same is closed.

Forwardly projecting lugs at the lower ends of the tenons, provide fin er-holds .24 to facilitate th utward movement of. th drop-lid.

The-lid pivoted arms 15 provided at their freeends with hooks l6. To ,holdthe lid in the open position shown in'Figure '7, the hooks are while with their members almement they support the'side-in its open position. Y

Partitions 25 mounted on the side 7 are spaced from the ends 6, when the side is in its closed position. The partitions divide the interior of the trunk into three compartments, the end ones of which are adapted to contain the legs of benches comprised in the camping outfit as will hereinafter be described.

The larger central compartment gives ample space for the storage of other parts of the outfit, food supplies and other articles.

Apertured lugs 30 on the drop side engage with similar lugs 29 on the body of the trunk when the parts are in the closed position.

To secure the trunk upon the rack of an automobile, the before mentioned fingers 4 are slid' l -In the modified construction shown in Figure 4,

into a recess 42 at the back of the trunk-bodyand headed screws 43 are inserted .through screweyes 49 at the ends of the trunk, and screwed into the blocks 5 at the underside of the rack. I I

The space between the trunk-body andthe body of the automobile, adjacent the rack, may be occupied by a filler 55, Figures and 12 which consists of aback-wall 58 extending crosswise of the rack in engagement with the trunkbody and upwardly extending end-Walls 60, having curved edges 56 that fit against the automobile body and are recessed to receive the before mentioned fingers 4 of the'rack. The trunkbody may, if necessary, be fastened to the filler by means of bolts such as have been shown at 59 in Figure 10.

The filler provides an additional space for the storage of legs of the camping outfit and other articles. r

In the use of the camp-kit, the trunk removedfrom the rack serves as a table as has been illustrated in Figure 8. Legs 31 and 32 support the trunk-body and the lid 8 and tray 10 of the same are projected outwardly from the body'to form foldable extensions of the table. The lid 8 in this position is supported by the arms and the tray is supported by pivoted brace-members 33 interlocked with eyes 35. The brace members normally are placed inside thetray in' engagement with clips 33a, as shown in Figure 3, and which have hooks at their free extremities for theirinsertion in apertures-'77 in the arms of the strap 9, when the partsare in the position shown in Figure 8. The clamp screws 38 aid in holding the tray in its projected position.

The legs32 have socketed ends 39 which are screw-threaded for their connection with the threaded ends of the handles of the clamp-screws, to support the table, and they are passed through the screw-eyes 40 which to this end are turned'to a horizontal position.

The legs 31 are inserted through the apertured lugs 30 and 29 and they have screw-threaded ends 41 that are screwed into threaded apertures 19 in reenforcing band 18 on the back of the trunkbody. 5

Benches for use in connection with the table are packed in the trunk, when not in use.

The benches consist of legs 45 connected by a rectangular frame 45a and seats 46 that rest on ledges 47 of the legs. The seats have central; hand-holes 49 to facilitate their removal and they have at their ends, notches 48 for the accommodation of clamping bolts 26 by which the parts are securely fastened in the trunk. One bench is smaller than the other 'so that they may be nested to fit within the trunk when'the campkit is not in use; In this position, the legs of the benches placed together as shown in Figure 5 are jointly inserted in the compartments between the partitions 25 and the ends of the trunk-body. The bolts 26, pivoted on the partitions are inserted through the notches of the seats 46, and nuts 2'7 on the bolts, are screwed upon the upper seat to secure the benches against movement in the trunk. The nuts are oblong so that they may pass through the notches when it is desired to remove the benches from the trunk. The partitions may, if so desired, have a number of holes 28 to vary the position of the'bolts 26. j I

In order to lessen possible noise by movement of the contents of the trunk, the drop-lid may have double walls as shown at 50, for the accommodation of a sound deadening material 50a placed between the walls.

the tray 10 is hinged at the front of the trunk body so that it may'project outwardly to provide a rack extension or supplemental rack adapted to project outwardly beyond the rack 3 upon which the trunk is supported. The tray when extended'as shown in Figure 4'is adapted to provide a supplemental rack which is located above the trunk rack 3 and which extends outwardly from the upper face thereof. In this form of the invention, the braces 33 are hooked into apertured lugs 34 at the ends of the trunk. The rest of the structure of the trunk shown in Figure 4 is the same as that illustrated in Figure 1, the only difference being in the arrangement of the tray and the construction of the tray compartment for the reception of the tray when the latter is folded beneath the trunk. In the form of the invention shown in' Figure 4 of the drawings the tray compartment has spaced side walls and a rear Wall and isiopen at the front to permit the tray'to swing outwardly to the position shown in Figure 4 of the drawings while in Figure 1 the tray compartment is closed at the front and is open at the back.

A convenient table or platform maybe provided without removal of the trunk by dropping the side '7 to a horizontal position, as shown in Figure 7, supported by the elbows 21 and 22. The partitions 25 then act as wind-breaks.

In the modification shown in Figure 12, the lid 8 is. hinged as at 53, to a' bar 52 connecting the partitions 25d of the'drop-side, to provide an additional platform by extending it forwardly I of the partitions, as shown in Figure 12, an elbow 51; having been provided to support the lid in its projecting position.

It willbe understood that by dropping the lid 8 from the extended position illustrated in Figme 12 of the drawings, the space between the partitions 25a may be closed to provide a storage space of larger dimensions than that offered by the trunk per se. With the form of the invention shown in Figure 9, the capacity of the'trunk may also be increased by securing the drop lid in a partly open position by means of the arms 15 and the apertured lugs 30, as shown in Figure 9. In the forms of theinvention illustrated in Figures 9 to 12, inclusive, the partitions are spaced inwardly from the ends ofth'e body and as the interior construction of the trunk in these forms of the invention is substantially the same as that shown in Figures lto 9, inclusive, of the drawings further illustration and description thereof are deemed unnecessary- .In Figure 9 the lid is mounted exactly as is illustrated in Figure 1 of thedrawings and while in Figures 10 to 12 the lid is connected with the partition 25, in both forms of the invention the lidcloses down upon the body of the trunk. The .lidxsupporting braces in Figures 10 to 12,,inclusive, are mounted on the partitions 250. as is clearly shown in Figure 12. The legs in Figures 10 to 12 are connected with the trunk body the same as in Figures 1 to 9, inclusive.

The tray 10 may be eliminated, as in Figure 10, in which case the filler 55 is hinged to the back of the trunk as at 67 to be used as an extension of the table as illustrated in Figure 11.

Fastening means for the lid of Figure 10 are shown in Figures 13 and 14. Plates 62 and 63 are respectively fastened on the lid 8 and the drop side 7. A pivoted link 64 on the plate 62 is disposed to swing over a pivoted handle 65, when the latter is in the position shown in Figure 14. For locking the fastening means, the handle is first moved to the broken line position in Figure 14 and then to the full line position in Fig-- we 13. The handle has a fiat surface 66 for engagement with the link.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the invention.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a combination automobile trunk and camping outfit, a trunk adapted to be used as a table, the trunk havinga movable side, eyeforming members on the body of the trunk and the movable side, which are alined when the movable side is in closed position and a leg passing through the eyes of said members to hold the a movable side in closed position and support the trunk when used as a table.

2. In a combination trunk and camping outfit, a trunk, a tray member movable to a position to form a table leaf when the trunk is arranged to form a table, spring clamping means to hold the tray in desired positions, and a leg to support the trunk, having a threaded connection with the clamping means.

3. In a combination automobile trunk and camping outfit, a trunk comprising a trunk-body, resilient arms along opposite sides thereof, a tray member, and threaded bolts pivotally connecting the tray member to the ends of the arms, and adapted to lock the same in adjusted position, by bending the arms to the body, the tray member being movable to a position to form a table leaf when the trunk body is arranged to form a table.

4. In a combination automobile trunk and camping outfit, a trunk comprising a trunk-body, resilient arms along opposite sides thereof, having their ends bent upon their body-portions in spaced relation thereto, a tray-member, and screw bolts pivotally connecting the tray member between the ends of the arms, and adapted to lock the same in adjusted positions by pressure upon the arms and upon the bent end-portions of the same,

ing the seat and thereby the bench in position in,

the trunk.

6. In a combination automobile trunk and camping outfit, atrunk having a body portion, a, drop side hinged on the body of the trunk, a lid movably mounted on the body and movable to a position to form a table leaf when the body portion of the trunk is arranged to form a table, and an arm pivoted on the lid and having means to connect with the bodyin one position, holding the lid in a raised position, and to connect with the drop side in another position, holding the latter in a partially opened position.

7. An. automobile trunk having a body portion, a screw member on the body, and a movable eye member on the body, movable to a position in which the opening in the eye member is alined with the screw member, for receiving a leg for the body, and movable to a position to receive a member for fastening the trunk on an automobile.

8. In camping equipment, a trunk having a body portion, a leg, a screw member on the body portion and a leg receiving eye member on the body portion movable to a position in which the.

opening in the eye member is aligned with the screw member for securing the leg to the body portion. 6

9. In a combination automobile trunk and camping outfit, a trunk having a body portion, a drop side hinged on the body of the trunk, a partition mounted on said movable side to move therewith and disposed within the trunk when the side is closed, said partition being spaced at its outer side face from the adjacent end of the body portion ofthe trunk to provide an end compartment lying outwardly beyond the partition to receive a portion of the camping outfit, and clamping. means on said partition arranged to hold an element on the side when in a dropped position.

HENRY GOEDDERTZ. 

